| ITEM 1: |
OPENING OF THE MEETING |
| ITEM 2: |
ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA |
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ITEM 3: |
REPORTS BY THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE, THE
EUROPEAN COMMISSION AND UNESCO |
| The Secretariats provide brief
reports on activities of relevance to the ENIC and NARIC Networks.
|
| Action: |
taking note |
| ITEM 4: |
RECOGNITION ISSUES IN THE BOLOGNA
PROCESS |
| Documents: |
- DGIV/EDU/HE
(2002) 9* [Report of the seminar held in Lisboa on
11 - 12 April 2002]
- DGIV/EDU/HE
(2001) 1 rev*
[Report on Recognition Issues in the Bologna Process]
|
| Action: |
advice to the ENIC Bureau, the NARIC
Advisory Board and the Secretariats |
| ITEM 5: |
RECOGNITION AND QUALITY ASSURANCE: TWO
SIDES OF THE SAME COIN? |
- Documents:
|
- DGIV/EDU/HE (2002) 19
- ED-2002/UNESCO-CEPES/ENIC.9/3
|
| In the communiqué from the Praha
Higher Education Summit in May 2001, the Ministers of Education of the
Bologna Process called for closer cooperation between recognition and
quality assurance networks. The ENIC Bureau, the NARIC Advisory Board
and representatives of ENQA have held two meetings to discuss
possibilities for cooperation. The Networks are invited to take stock of
these discussions and to provide guidance for further action. |
| Action: |
advice to the ENIC Bureau, the NARIC
Advisory Board and the Secretariats |
| ITEM 6: |
DIPLOMA SUPPLEMENT |
| Documents: |
Commission document on recent
developments/promoters |
| |
- [Diploma Supplement and
Explanatory Memorandum]
|
| The European Commission has launched
a renewed action for the promotion of the Diploma Supplement. Under this
item, the Networks will be informed of this renewed action and invited
to give guidance on further measures for implementation |
| Action: |
advice to the NARIC Advisory Board, the
ENIC Bureau and the Secretariats |
| ITEM 7: |
INFORMATION ON RECOGNITION |
| Item 7.A |
Information on recognition |
| Documents: |
- DGIV/EDU/HE
(2002) 21*[presentation by Professor Stephen Adam to the
Council of Europe seminar on Recognition Issues in the Bologna
Process]
- DGIV/EDU/HE (2002) 22 [(text in French) presentation by Ms. Chantal Kaufmann to the
Council of Europe seminar on Recognition Issues in the Bologna
Process]
|
| Information on recognition is at the
core of the activities of the ENIC and NARIC Networks, yet little
explicit consideration has been given to this issue over the past few
years. On the background of two of the presentations to the Council of
Europe Seminar on Recognition Issues in the Bologna Process the Networks
are invited to consider their role and activities. |
| Action: |
advice to the ENIC Bureau, the NARIC
Advisory Board and the Secretariats |
| Item 7. B |
Electronic Information and
Communication |
| The Working Party on electronic
communication has now submitted its final report and established an
ENIC-NARIC Web site, and it will be recalled that a preliminary report
has previously been submitted to the Networks. On the basis of the final
report, the Networks are invited to give guidance on the further work on
the web site and, if appropriate, other aspects of electronic
information and communication |
| Action: |
advice to the ENIC Bureau, the NARIC
Advisory Board and the Secretariats |
| ITEM 8: |
THE GLOBALIZATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION
AND THE RECOGNITION OF QUALIFICATIONS |
| Documents: |
ED-2002/UNESCO-CEPES/ENIC.9/5*
(See also documents on higher
education and GATS) |
|
On 10 – 11 September 2001, UNESCO organized a meeting
of representatives of all UNESCO Regions as well as invited experts to
launch a discussion of the recognition of qualifications in the light of
globalization. The ENIC Network was invited to provide a part of the
European input to the meeting. A Task Force was established, and it met
in Lisboa on 13 April. The ENIC and NARIC Networks are invited to
consider possible input to the further work of the Task Force, including
in the preparation of the second Global Forum, to be held in Paris on 21
– 22 October. |
| Action: |
advice to the ENIC Bureau and the
Secretariat |
| ITEM 9: |
DATABASE ON TRANSNATIONAL
EDUCATION |
| Document: |
ED-2002/UNESCO-CEPES/ENIC.9/6 |
|
At the 2001 meeting of the ENIC and NARIC Networks held
in Riga, UNESCO-CEPES proposed a pilot project on "Information gathering
and processing on Transnational Education". A structure of a database
has been created at UNESCO-CEPES, being currently in the phase of
processing the information on TNE institutions in Europe. The
UNESCO-CEPES representative will present a progress report on the
results achieved so far. |
| Action: |
taking note; advice to the ENIC Bureau,
the NARIC Advisory Board and the Secretariat, if appropriate |
| ITEM 10: |
COOPERATION WITH THE MEDITERRANEAN
REGIONAL CONVENTION |
| On 14-15 January 2002, UNESCO
organized the 6th session of the Mediterranean Convention on the
Recognition of Studies, (See final report of the
meeting). A Mediterranean network of information centres
will be developed in which the ENIC centres would represent the contact
points for the Northern Mediterranean countries. Joint activities
between the two networks were proposed. This network could also develop
joint activities with the EU Commission in the implementation of the
prospective TEMPUS-MEDA project. The Recommendations from the meeting
are put forward for comment and suggestions to the Bureau and Advisory
Board. |
| Action: |
advice to the ENIC Bureau and the
Secretariats |
| ITEM 11: |
STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR THE ENIC AND
NARIC NETWORKS: STATUS AND FOLLOW-UP |
| The Networks are invited to consider
strategies for their further work. |
| Action: |
advice to the ENIC Bureau, the NARIC
Advisory Board and the Secretariats |
| ITEM 12: |
ELECTION OF THE ENIC BUREAU |
| ITEM 13: |
THE 2003 ENIC/NARIC MEETING |
| Documents: |
none |
| The 2003 Network meeting will be held
in Vaduz at the invitation of the Liechtenstein authorities, and the
Liechtenstein ENIC/NARIC will be invited to provide brief information on
the meeting. |
| Action: |
taking note, if appropriate, advice to the
local organizers, the ENIC Bureau, the NARIC Advisory Board and the
Secretariats |
| ITEM 14: |
ANY OTHER
BUSINESS |
